142 Or. App. 237 - State v. Blevins’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"A reasonable suspicion that a container discovered during a pat down contains a weapon does not require certainty that it does. That would require clairvoyance and could not accommodate a reasonable belief that turned out to be wrong. What is involved is a belief that the object felt is capable of containing a weapon and that, based upon the circumstances of the encounter, there is a reasonable likelihood that it does. That is what the officer testified to here; no more is required." Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 172 Or. App. 95 - State v. Gilkey

2. “Id. Blevins is exemplary. There, we upheld, on officer safety grounds, the seizure of a small (one inch by two inches) cylindrical container, because it could contain a weapon such as a needle or a razor. We noted that the seizure of the cylindrical container was valid because of the defendant's nervousness and furtive actions and because the officer testified that,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 172 Or. App. 95 - State v. Gilkey

3. “based on his training and experience, persons encountered in traffic stops use small items, such as razor blades or needles, as weapons.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 172 Or. App. 95 - State v. Gilkey